Grant Shelby Hubley Jr., known as Whip Hubley, (born May 17, 1957), New York, NY is an American actor.

Early life and education

Hubley was born in New York City, the son of Julia Kaul (née Paine) and Grant Shelby Hubley, an entrepreneur, oil investor, and writer. He attended the Buckley School for Boys in Upper East Side, Manhattan. As a resident of

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he attended Montclair Academy which then became part of

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, graduating in 1975. He is the brother of actress Season Hubley, also the former brother-in-law of

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, and uncle of Season and Kurt's son, Boston Russell.

Career

He played the role of Mischa in the 1987 film '' Russkies'', and Hollywood in the 1986 film ''

Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired ...

''. Hubley said when he first read the script for ''Top Gun'', he thought it would be an ensemble film but producers focused the story around Maverick when they "realized what they had with Tom." He later played Brian Hawkins in the Showtime miniseries ''More Tales of the City'' (1998) and its follow-up ''Further Tales of the City'' (2001). These miniseries were sequels to the

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'' Tales of the City'' (1994), which starred

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in the role of Brian. From 1996 to 1999, Hubley had the lead role of Sheriff Tom Hampton on the revival of '' Flipper''. According to a 2022 interview with the

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, Whip Hubley works as a manager for a construction firm in Southern Maine and acts in local theater productions. In April 2023, Hubley was randomly stopped by an officer of the South Portland Maine Police Department, in a good-natured call.

Personal life

Hubley currently resides in South Portland, Maine, after spending over thirty years in

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, California. He is married to Dinah Minot, a former producer for ''

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''. He met his wife while they were students at the

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. His wife is the sister of writer Susan Minot.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubley, Whip American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New York City Montclair Kimberley Academy alumni Male actors from Montclair, New Jersey 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people)